Hope you all had a nice Valentines Day. February 14 also happens to be our daughter Heather's birthday, so for many years, we celebrated her birthday on the day. Since she's been out of the house, we usually just exchange cards and go out for supper.
Here's what we did this year.
First, I have to show you something fun from work. A local florist collected donations and then called us to offer a flower arrangement for each of our residents! They said our people had been through so much this year and they wanted to bring some joy to them. A local news station also came and did a story on it.
On Friday night we went to a Sweetheart Supper at church. They did this last year too and it was so fun!
The Youth group sets everything up, work as hosts, waitresses and waiters and were all dressed up for the event. We got a menu card ahead of time to choose what we wanted.
When we were given punch and brought to our table. We had RSVP's with friends from church so we were at a table with them.
The screen up front had this fireplace video playing for a little ambiance.
Our meal was wonderful!
The menu was:
Soup or salad
Cheesy garlic bread
Prime Rib or chicken
Garlic mashed potatoes or rice
Green beans with bacon or corn
The menu was:
Soup or salad
Cheesy garlic bread
Prime Rib or chicken
Garlic mashed potatoes or rice
Green beans with bacon or corn
Assorted desserts.
I had the prime rib and it was as good as anything I've had at a restaurant. We had such fun, and the profits go to our youth group. Plus, there was no wait to get in, and the fun of having kids from church waiting on us. It's a win-win situation!
Sunday was a quiet day, we did our card exchange, enjoyed going to church and a relaxing day!
14 comments:
Looks like you had a nice Valentine's Day. The church dinner looks great. We haven't had any church dinners for a long while. Maybe by fall. Giving flowers to all the residents at your facility is a lovely gesture. I am sure they were all very appreciative of the love and attention. Hope you have a great week!
The youth group did a fabulous job!! And the food sounds delicious! And such a beautiful bouquet; what a nice thing for this florist to do. I bet this really cheered up many lonely people.
What a wonderful,loving, weekend.
What a great idea!! and a win for all.
What a great idea for the youth group to do that as a fundraiser!! Very nice!! I'm glad you didn't have to work and were able to go with your Valentine!! The flowers are lovely and that was such a nice gesture for your community to do to support your hard and compassionate work! Have a good week, Mari!! xo
What a great way to celebrate. Prime rib is one of my favorites and hard to get it just right so kudos to the kids and their sponsors.
I love the flowers and the florist who donated them! Compassionate gesture!
It's been a long time since we've eaten with other people. Looking forward to it!
That is a beautiful vase of flowers. I'm glad your got to take them home. Your Valentine's Day sounds just perfect. I love those sweet cards too.
Ah! The flowers for all the residents brought tears to my eyes! What a precious gesture! That florist has laid hold on some wisdom about the joy of giving. And your church sweetheart supper, how delightful! Sounds delicious and fun and like just what you needed. A belated Happy Birthday to Heather, who I'm sure had her hands full with both her forever valentine and their little Cassie. xoxo
Our youth does this too at our church for Valentine's.
What a sweet way to celebrate! And happy belated to Heather too! 🎉
Such a nice idea and for a good cause!
I love your flower arrangement! What a fun time I bet you and the others had at the Sweetheart Dinner. Just nice to get out and socialize... and for a good cause too.
What a lovely idea for a fundraiser! And those flowers are beautiful. I'm sure the residents really appreciated them!
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